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Wild
Refillable natural deodorant
- 101-200 employees
- B2C
- Sustainability
- Manufacturing
- Beauty
- Wellbeing
- eCommerce
- Lambeth, London, UK
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Company mission
To remove single-use plastic from the bathroom and redefine the future of personal care across Europe and beyond.
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Our take
‘Zero waste’ has now become a viable choice for all shoppers. Wild offers consumers the UK’s first plastic-free refillable deodorant, making sustainability accessible to more people.
The start-up is steering the ship of the refill revolution, which has become increasingly mainstream since Wild's conception. Its reach could be accounted for by its uniquely 'trendy' position in the market, cultivating an impressive and growing Instagram following, no doubt helped by its backing and support from prominent digital creators and influencers, including Casper Lee and Grace Beverley.
Recent funding, led by JamJar Investments - the venture capitalists who founded B Corporation Innocent Drinks - will be invested into expanding internationally and working on developing the product range into other areas of personal care.
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Benefits
- Volunteering Days: The Wild Team all have 2 volunteering days per year. These are days for employees to volunteer for a cause that they’re personally passionate about
- Flexible & Remote Working: We run a hybrid working model at Wild, with 3 office days and 2 work from home days every week. On top of this, we offer additional WFH allowances PLUS office closure at Christmas to spend with loved ones. Oh and there’s more … core working hours, early finish Fridays, and social Thursdays
- Spill: Wild offers all employees access to Spill - a mental wellbeing support platform, offering a range of services including free access to therapists, to make sure our team have the wellbeing resources they need
- Learning & Development: Our employees get up to £1000 per year to spend on their professional development. We actively encourage a culture of learning at Wild, and want to enable everyone to be their best at work to ensure they are able to reach their professional goals with us
- Sport: As a team, we’re wild about staying fit and healthy and the benefits that come along with it. We have a team fitness class one Thursday every month for anyone to join. We also have our Wild Hockey Team, who play once a month that’s free to join. All you’ll need is team spirit and a little healthy competitiveness
- Summer Fridays: Over the summer months we encourage our team to let loose into the weekend a little earlier to enjoy the sun
- Socials: We have regular and inclusive socials throughout the year. Whether that be Yoga, movie night, a pub trip, or a company wide OOO activity
- Merch: Yes that’s right! All Wild employees are allowed free Wild products and merch all year round to keep us smelling and feeling fresh AF
Company values
- Ambitious (dream big and take risks) - We want people to be ambitious for themselves and for Wild. We continually take calculated risks and are always looking at ways we can accelerate the growth and impact of Wild. Ambition and tenacity are key traits for those who will flourish at Wild with a high growth mindset
- Entrepreneurial (find solutions to the challenges) - Problems and challenges arise every day in a high growth business. It is critical when we hit a wall or a challenge or something goes wrong you want to put your hand up to help out and get stuck in. You are inquisitive and restless always looking for the next opportunity to accelerate Wild’s mission and exceed your targets
- Commerical (speed & cost-conscious) - In order to succeed and thrive Wild has to move 2X faster than the competition. We need to be relentless in driving towards our goals at high speed and we need to negotiate hard every day to ensure we get the best deal for Wild and our customers
- Positive (collaborative/can-do attitude) - Scale-up life is a rollercoaster of emotions with lots of ups and downs. As a team we need to remain supportive and collaborative, always prioritising a positive, can-do attitude, however big the challenge in front of us. This does NOT mean we avoid confrontation - everyone is encouraged to have strong opinions and disagree but in a constructive way
- Wild (we're all in this together!) - We can only achieve our goals if we effectively work together as a team. We need everyone to invest in the culture, bring their whole selves to work and have fun on the Wild adventure
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Feb 2022
$6.4m
SEED
Oct 2020
$2.4m
SEED
Total funding: $9.4m
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Leadership
Freddy Ward
(Co-Founder)Previously served as Director of Marketing for HelloFresh UK.
Charlie Bowes-Lyon
(Co-Founder & CMO)Previously founded Climate Cups and Bowes Media Limited, acting here as CEO. Served as Director of Fly Hiring and Hatch Group, Head of Talent Acquisition for Westbrook International, and as Technology Headhunter for Parallel Consulting.
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